All Helldivers 2 Stratagem codes: How to unlock and traits

Helldivers 2 offers weapons and gadgets of all kinds to aid you on your journey to protect Super Earth. To complete your missions efficiently, you will have to properly incorporate the correct weapons and Stratagems in the Helldivers 2 loadout. Moreover, each mission will require a different approach; some will require you to fight at close range, while you might have to maintain distance in others.

While your choice of weapons will be obvious depending on the requirements, the same cannot be said for the Stratagems. There are many of these to choose from, so the process can be a little overwhelming. Moreover, you will need to memorize the Helldivers 2 Stratagem codes to use them efficiently.

This article will cover Stratagems, all Helldivers 2 Stratagem codes, their traits, and how to unlock them.

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What are Stratagems in Helldivers 2?

You will need to remember Stratagem codes to use them effectively (Image via Arrowhead Game Studios)

Stratagems are perhaps the strongest tools in your arsenal as you journey through Helldivers 2. They have unlimited use, but are well-balanced, with the inclusion of a cooldown period after each use. These can be anything from guns, turrets, air strikes, and more. These are spread into the following categories:

Robotics Workshop
Orbital Cannons
Hangar
Bridge
Engineering Bay
Patriotic Administration Center

Even though there are six different categories, the game limits you to four Stratagems at a time. Moreover, you will need to learn the Helldivers 2 Stratagem codes before you can use these tools to their full potential. Let's take a look at all the Stratagem codes, their traits, and how to unlock them.

All the Helldivers 2 Stratagem codes, their traits, and how to unlock them

There are all kinds of Stratagems to use in Helldivers 2 (Image via Arrowhead Game Studios)

We'll be going through the Stratagems in each category, their codes, traits and how to unlock them.

All Patriotic Administration Center Stratagem Codes

STRATAGEM	CODE	HOW TO UNLOCK	TRAITS
Spear	N/A	Unlocks at level 20	Support Weapon, Hellpod
Railgun	Down, Right, Left, Down, Down, Up, Left, Down, Right	Unlocks at level 20	Support Weapon, Hellpod
Autocannon	Down, Right, Left, Down, Down, Up, Up, Right	Unlocks at level 10	Support Weapon, Hellpod
Flamethrower	N/A	Unlocks at level 10	Support Weapon, Hellpod, Incendiary
Recoilless Rifle	Down, Left, Right, Right, Left	6000 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 5)	Support Weapon, Hellpod, Explosive
Expendable Anti-Tank	Down, Down, Left, Up, Right	3000 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 3)	Support Weapon, Hellpod, Explosive
Stalwart	Down, Left, Down, Up, Up, Left	3500 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 2)	Support Weapon, Hellpod
Anti-Material Rifle	Down, Left, Right, Up, Down	5000 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 2)	Support Weapon, Hellpod
Machine Gun	Down, Left, Down, Up, Right	Unlocks at level 1	Support Weapon, Hellpod

All Orbital Cannons Stratagem Codes

STRATAGEM	CODE	HOW TO UNLOCK	TRAITS
Orbital Gatling Barrage	Right, Down, Left, Up, Up	1500 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 2)	Explosive, Orbital
Orbital Airburst Strike	N/A	4000 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 5)	Explosive, Orbital
Orbital 120MM HE Barrage	Right, Down, Down, Left, Down, Right, Down, Down	4000 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 5)	Explosive, Orbital
Orbital 380MM HE Barrage	Right, Down, Down, Up, Up, Left, Down, Down, Down	3000 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 8)	Explosive, Orbital
Orbital Walking Barrage	N/A	6000 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 10)	Explosive, Orbital
Orbital Laser	N/A	Unlocks at 15	Orbital
Orbital Railcannon Strike	N/A	Unlocks at level 20	Orbital

All Hangar Stratagem Codes

STRATAGEM	CODE	HOW TO UNLOCK	TRAITS
Eagle Strafing Run	Up, Right, Right	1500 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 2)	Eagle
Eagle Airstrike	N/A	4000 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 2)	Explosive, Eagle
Eagle Cluster Bomb	Up, Right, Down, Down, Right, Down	4000 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 3)	Explosive, Eagle
Eagle Napalm Airstrike	Up, Right, Down, Up	5000 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 5)	Explosive, Eagle
Jump Pack	Down, Up, Up, Down, Up	Unlocks at level 8	Hellpod, Backpack
Eagle Smoke Strike	N/A	Unlocks at level 8	Explosive, Eagle
Eagle 110MM Rocket Pods	N/A	Unlocks at level 10	Explosive, Eagle
Eagle 500KG Bomb	N/A	Unlocks at level 15	Explosive, Eagle

All Bridge Stratagem Codes

STRATAGEM	CODE	HOW TO UNLOCK	TRAITS
Tesla Tower	N/A	Unlocks at level 15	Hellpod, Sentry
Shield Generator Relay	N/A	Unlocks at level 10	Hellpod
HMG Replacement	N/A	Unlocks at level 10	Hellpod
Orbital Smoke Strike	N/A	Unlocks at level 8	Explosive, Orbital
Orbital EMS Strike	N/A	Unlocks at level 5	Orbital
Orbital Gas Strike	N/A	4000 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 3)	Explosive, Orbital
Orbital Precision Strike	Left, Left, Up	Unlocks at level 1	Explosive, Orbital

All Robotics Workshop Stratagem Codes

STRATAGEM	CODE	HOW TO UNLOCK	TRAITS
Machine Gun Sentry	Down, Up, Right, Down, Right, Down, Up	1500 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 3)	Hellpod, Sentry
Gatling Sentry	Down, Up, Right, Left, Down	4000 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 5)	Hellpod, Sentry
Mortar Sentry	N/A	3500 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 8)	Hellpod, Explosive, Sentry
“Guard Dog”	Down, Up, Left, Down, Up, Right, Down	3000 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 10)	Hellpod, Backpack
Autocannon Sentry	N/A	6000 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 13)	Hellpod, Sentry
Rocket Sentry	N/A	Unlocks at level 15	Hellpod, Explosive, Sentry
EMS Mortar Sentry	N/A	Unlocks at level 20	Hellpod, Explosive, Sentry

All Engineering Bay Stratagem Codes

STRATAGEM	CODE	HOW TO UNLOCK	TRAITS
Anti-Personnel Minefield	Down, Left, Down, Up, Right	1500 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 2)	Hellpod, Explosive
Supply Pack	N/A	4000 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 3)	Hellpod, Backpack
Grenade Launcher	Down, Left, Down, Up, Left, Down, Down	6000 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 5)	Support Weapon, Hellpod, Explosive
Laser Canon	N/A	4000 Credits (Can be purchased after reaching level 5)	Support Weapon, Hellpod
Incendiary Mines	N/A	Unlocks at level 8	Support Weapon, Hellpod
“Guard Dog” Rover	Down, Left, Down, Up, Left, Down, Down	Unlocks at level 10	Support Weapon, Hellpod, Incendiary
Ballistic Shield Backpack	N/A	Unlocks at level 12	Support Weapon, Hellpod
Arc Thrower	N/A	Unlocks at level 15	Support Weapon, Hellpod
Shield Generator Pack	Down, Up, Left, Down, Right, Right	Unlocks at level 20	Hellpod, Backpack

Helldivers 2 (Image via Arrowhead Game Studios)

That covers everything there is to know about Stratagems in Helldivers 2. There are several of these in the game, and each will have a different effect on your quest to protect Super Earth.

Take your time exploring and figuring out which Stratagems are the best fit for your style of play.

Check out our other articles covering Helldivers 2:

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